Redden Court School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B72
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Romford, RM3 0TS
- Distance
- 2.6km away
Drapers' Academy
Settle Road, Harold Hill, Romford, RM3 9XR
Local ranking17th of 18 secondary schools in Havering
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1120
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 11 March 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 11 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 39.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 32.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 49.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 200
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Continued in education
- 79.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 15.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Higher education
- 56.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 12.0%
- Employment
- 18.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
28.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
28.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
97
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 3.1% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 188
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1206
- Boys
- 601 (50%)
- Girls
- 595 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1120 (107% full)
- SEND
- 17.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 44.5%
- EAL
- 29.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.7%
- SEN Support
- 14.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 78.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,655/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 32.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 48.2%
- White Other: 19.6%
- Black African: 9.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.5%
- Black Caribbean: 2.8%
- Asian Other: 2.3%
- Mixed Other: 2.2%
- Black Other: 2.2%
48.2%
White British
19.6%
White Other
9.8%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136090
- UKPRN
- 10029937
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- DRAPERS' MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
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